French hip hop

French hip hop is the hip hop music style which was developed in France. Almost all of the French hip hop artists are North African Arabs of Algerian,Tunisian and Moroccan heritage and come from the poor urban areas on the outskirts of large cities known as banlieues ("suburbs"). Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Nantes, Lille, Strasbourg, Caen, Le Havre, Rouen, Toulouse and Nice other French rappers come from other Arab countries as well such as Kmaro and RAmez in Lebanon have produced various French hip hop artists. Hatred within French society and colonial past plays a large role in the success of French hip hop. In order to fully understand French hip hop, however, it is imperative to consider and understand the political and social status of the minority groups living in France. Many French rappers are products of the HLM and draw upon their upbringing in this environment as a source of inspiration for their lyrics. France is the world's second hip-hop producing country.... Mehr